Poché Pictures

Nadine Crocker comes from the kind of California that doesn’t sell postcards. Fresno heat, flat roads, dust in the air, and a sense that if you want out—or forward—you’re going to have to move yourself. No one’s handing you a ladder. No one’s applauding your intentions. You either build something or you stay where you … Read More “Nadine Crocker — filmmaker with bruised knuckles and a steady gaze” »

Donna Damerel (July 8, 1912 – February 15, 1941) was an American actress and radio performer whose brief career bridged vaudeville, early network radio, and a single feature-film adaptation of her most famous program. Early years Damerel was born in Chicago on July 8, 1912, the daughter of vaudeville performers George Damerel and Myrtle Vail. … Read More “Donna Damerel” »

Marcella Daly (1901–1966) was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in a steady run of features and programmer releases from the late 1910s through the 1920s, working during a period when Hollywood output was relentless and performers often moved quickly from one production to the next. Early life and education Daly … Read More “Marcella Daly” »

Dorothy Dalton (September 22, 1893 – April 13, 1972) was an American silent-era actress who came up the hard way—through stock companies, vaudeville circuits, and endless nights proving she could hold an audience before Hollywood ever decided what to do with her face. She became a star without chasing stardom, labeled a “vamp” almost by … Read More “Dorothy Dalton — the vamp who didn’t try to be one” »

Virginia Dale (born Virginia Paxton; 1916 or 1917 – October 3, 1994) was an American actress and dancer whose career began with hard training, detoured through injury, and ultimately landed her in the bright, choreographed world of 1930s–40s Hollywood musicals. She’s best remembered for her work in that period—especially her appearance in Holiday Inn(1942), where … Read More “Virginia Dale — a musical-era dancer who kept finding her way back” »

Jensen Daggett (born June 24, 1969) is an American film and television actress whose best-known work sits in two very different neighborhoods: late-’80s genre cinema and ’90s network sitcom comfort-food. She’s remembered most for playing Rennie Wickham in Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan and for recurring as Nancy Taylor on Home Improvement. … Read More “Jensen Daggett — scream queen who became a builder” »

The quick take Caroline D’Amore (born June 9, 1984) is an American entrepreneur, DJ, former fashion model, and occasional screen actress best known today as the founder and CEO of Pizza Girl, a brand of pasta sauces. Growing up in the pizza business D’Amore grew up in Los Angeles in a family tied to the … Read More “Caroline D’Amore — pizza-heiress-turned-CEO with club lights” »

Ann Cusack (born May 22, 1961) is an American actress and singer known for a long-running character career in film and television. She has appeared in films such as A League of Their Own (1992), Multiplicity (1996), The Informant! (2009), and Sully (2016), and has been a frequent guest star across a wide range of … Read More “Ann Cusack” »

Valerie Curtin (born March 31, 1945) is an American actress and screenwriter whose career has moved on two tracks at once: she’s appeared steadily on screen since the 1970s while also building a significant reputation behind the scenes as a writer—most notably earning an Academy Award nomination for co-writing …And Justice for All (1979). Early … Read More “Valerie Curtin — actor-writer with a sharp sitcom brain and an Oscar-nominated pen” »

Shea Curry (born 1972 or 1973) is an American actress best known on film for portraying Brigitte, the lady’s maid, in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004). Alongside acting, she later built a second lane as a jewelry designer, turning a set-side hobby into her own brand. Early years Curry is a native of … Read More “Shea Curry — Broadway hustle, Disney cameo, and “Shameless” style” »